Smoking-pipe filler



Patented May 6, 1930` UNITED STATES,

ALEXANDER LAZAR, or Pom: ARTHB, ONTARIO,` CANADA' smontare-PIPE FILLER Application mea December 19, 1928. serial No. 327,158.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements 1n smolnng pipe llers and has for its primary object to provide a tobacco can or pouchV having a discharge end or mouth of a size to fit into the bowl of a pipe to facilitate charging the pipe'bowl with` tobacco. Y

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a smoking pipe filler of the above type 10 having a tensioned plunger therein that is capable of being rotated for the purposeof agitating the tobacco in thepouch or can and also for tamping tobacco in the bowl of the smoking pipe.

With the above andV other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.V

In the drawing `Figure 1 is a top plan view of a smokingl pipe filler constructed in accordance withv the present invention;

the hinged side door to facilitate filling the pouch or can withtobacco and the chain atthe can;

Figure 3 is a filler;

taken on line 4 4 of Figure2;

AFigure 5 is avertical longitudinal sectionalY view taken on line 5-5 of Figure l'showing the tensionedplunger tamper; andi Y Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Figure 5. -v

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a smoking pipe filler comprising a pouch or can 1l preferi Y ably' of oval-formation in Across-sectionk as illustrated for conveniently transporting the 8 and retained in closed position by the catch 4 associated with its free swinging edge. The

`lower end of the can 1 is provided with a cirtached closure cap for the discharge endV of bottom plan viewrof the? same in a pocket, the can 1 having a relatively large side opening door 2 hinged thereto as at.

annular flange 5 of a size to fit into the bowl of the smoking pipe, the flange v5 retaining the closure cap 6 that is permanently retained upon the can body` 1 by the suspension chain 7.

Thecan lis charged through .the side door opening and manually operabledevces with# Y -in the Ycan effect agitation of the tobaccoV therein as well as tamping the tobacco in the pipe bowl. The mounting forsuch devices and-associated parts comprise an opening in the upper end of thecan'body l surrounded by an internal depending annularv wall 8 Vforming a pocket 9 that is closed at its lower end as at 10, while a tubular member 11 depending from the bottom wall 10 of the an- V nular Wall8 and of less diameter than said wall terminates at a point above the lower vend of the can and is braced by radialarms 12, the lower end of the tubular member V11 being closed as at 13. y

The walls 10 and 13 are centrallylprovidedl with openings to accommodate the passage ,of .they plungerrod 14 that extends through the pockety 9 and 'tubular member 11,*the rod 14 z -3 being surrounded-bythe coil spring 15 withinv Figure 2 is a side elevational view showingthe tubularV member to be 'tensioned thereby',

bottom wall 13of the tubular member While the lower end of the spring 15 engaging thev the Yupper end' of the spring is engaged by the i ycollar 16 fixed to the rod 14.V The rod V1.4 is

depressedby engaging the finger disk 17 -upon y the upper end thereofthat is movableinto the Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view,

pocket 9fas will at once be understood from Vaninspectio'n ofFigure 5. A conical head 18 iscarried by the lower end lof the rod 14 below edgeV with angle fingersl 19. Movement ofthe .head 18 through the tobacco in the can and alsorotation thereof causes the fingers'19 to agitate the tobaccoY to Y facilitate discharge from the can 1 into a pipebowl.

From the description'of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, it being noted that the cam 1 is filled through the Side 1 door opening while tobacco isretained thereremoved and the annular flange 5 at'the lowerr Vin by the closure cap 6 upon the lower end. When it is desired to fill a pipe, the cap 6 is end of the can is inserted into the bowl-of a pipe. Pressure upon the linger disk 17 causes the rod 14 to be lowered against the tension of the spring 15 while the tamping conical head 18 forces tobacco from the lower end of the' can into the pipe bowl and effectively packs the tobacco therein. Also, the rod 1li-may be rotatedby the disk'l? tol cause the vingers 19 carried by the conical head V18 to Vagit-ate the tobacco in thecan for the purpose ofloosening the same andto promote free discharge thereof. The pocket 19 is of a depth-suicient to Vcause the conical tamping head18 to be proj ected outwardly ofthe'discharge opening to entera short distance into the pipe bowl to accomplish amore perfect packing of the tobacco inthe bowl.

While there is herein shownjand described the preferred Vembodiment of thevpresent in` Y vention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor-changesrmay be made therein with-` out departing jfromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Whatl claim asnew is l '1. Tn a smoking pipe filler, a container forV tobacco `having `a discharge opening therein, a' closure cap for the opening, a. tensioned plunger rod in the containeralined with the opening, a tobacco agitator and tamper on the lower end of the rod, comprising aconical head, and a plurality of fingers radiating `from therperipheral edge of the head.

` '2.V 1n a smoking pipe filler, a container for tobacco having a discharge opening therein,

a vtubular, guide in the container alined with the discharge opening, a tenSOned plunger -extending through the tubular guide, a coni- 4cal tamping head on thelower end ofV the rod,

tobacco agitating fingers carried by the tamp- Y Y i inghead, and a finger engaging disk on theY 'e upper end of the ro Vv; 3. lnrasmokng pipe Iiller, a `container' for. i

tobacco having a discharge opening therein,

la tubular guide in the containerV alined with thedischarge opening, Val tensioned plunger Y "extending through the tubular guide, a coni? Vcalltamping head on the lower end of the rod, -tofbaccoagitating ngerscarried bythe tampu ing head, angerengaging disk Onthe upper end'of the rod, anl annular flange depending from thecontainer and surrounding the discharge opening, anda closurecap fittedy on the Y flange. Y

' 'ALEXANDER` LAZAR.y

In, testimony whereof I ax' Signature.` A 

